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Check out our latest work on a normative theory of neural representation here. We propose the Principle of Isomorphism (PIso): population activity preserves the essential mathematical structures of the tasks it supports.

Welcome Zikai Fang (方子锴) to our team! We’re excited to have you on board as an undergraduate research assistant.

Shanshan is teaching at the CNeuro Summer School 2025, which is taking place at the Institute of Neuroscience from August 16 to August 23, 2025. The summer school focuses on computational neuroscience and will feature lectures, hands-on sessions, and discussions with leading experts in the field.

Welcome Xirui Liao (廖曦睿) to our team! Xirui will explore mathematical theory of neural computation.

Welcome Maoshen Xu (徐茂深) to our team! Maoshen will spend one year working with us on exploring mechanisms underlying spatial navigation.

Welcome Yikai Si (斯奕恺) to our team! We’re excited to have you on board as an undergraduate research assistant. Yikai will explore biologically plausible learning algorithms.

Welcome Hengye Zhu (朱恒晔) to our team! We’re excited to have you on board as an undergraduate research assistant. Hengye will explore how the brain learns

Welcome Minxing Liu (刘敏行) to our team! We’re excited to have you on board as an undergraduate research assistant. Minxing will continue his academic journey with

We are excited to announce that the Qin Lab officially opens at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in May 2025. We are looking for talented and motivated students and postdocs to join our team.